Double delight: 36ers duo crowned NBL1 MVPs

Adelaide 36ers recruit Isaac White has edged out Perth Wildcats scorer Elijah Pepper to claim MVP honours in the NBL1 West.

White lit up the court for the Rockingham Flames, posting averages of 30.3 points, 6 assists, 6.6 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game.

He led the Flames to a league-best 19-3 record to top the regular season standings.

Pepper also had a campaign to remember, registering four 50-point performances, including a 59-point explosion in July. He finished the season averaging 36.5 points, 7.5 assists, 6.6 rebounds and 2.2 steals for the Warwick Senators.

In NBL1 Central, Adelaide guard Keanu Rasmussen took out the MVP award with impressive averages of 23.3 points, 5.5 assists, 7.1 rebounds and 2.2 steals per game for the West Adelaide Bearcats.

Rasmussen has featured in 23 games for the 36ers over the past two years, including 19 appearances in the NBL25 season.

In the NBL1 East, Illawarra Hawks duo Todd Blanchfield and Kobe McDowell-White were named in the All-Star Five, joined by 400-game NBL veteran Jason Cadee.

Awards for the NBL1 North and South conferences, along with the East MVP, are yet to be revealed.

NBL1 West

MVP: Isaac White

Men’s All NBL1 West First Team:
Isaac White (Rockingham Flames)
Elijah Pepper (Warwick Senators)
Johny Narkle (Geraldton Buccaneers)
CJ Turnage (Joondalup Wolves)
De’Sean Parsons (Goldfields Giants)

NBL1 Central

MVP: Keanu Rasmussen

Men's All Star Five:
Keanu Rasmussen (West Adelaide)
Sharif Black (Sturt Sabres)
Christian Brandon (South Adelaide)
Daniel Johnson (Forestville)
Efemena Abogidi (Central Districts)

NBL1 East

Men’s All-Star Five:
Jason Cadee (Bankstown Bruins)
Kobe McDowell-White (Illawarra Hawks)
Will Mayfield (Canberra Gunners)
Todd Blanchfield (Illawarra Hawks)
Glenn Morison (Canberra Gunners)